×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

hinge movement as a sub-assembly

hinge movement as a sub-assembly

hinge movement as a sub-assembly

(OP)
Probably a dumb question, but have to ask.

Within the bicycle frame assembly, there's a hinge (sub-assembly) to fold or unfold the frame. In the main assembly, I can't open the hinge  (or move it within the "hinge" mating limits) and fold the frame. However, if the hinge ass. file is open and I modify the position of the hinge, the hinge opens to the same position (angle) in the larger assembly. I suppose this is just the way things work?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but, to be able to move the hinge in the main assembly, I would have to assemble the hinge components within the same assembly, and not insert it as an already created assembly into the new, larger assembly?

RE: hinge movement as a sub-assembly

Look in Help for "Flexible" and that should get you on the right path.

"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."

Have you read FAQ731-376: Eng-Tips.com Forum Policies to make the best use of these Forums?

RE: hinge movement as a sub-assembly

Right click on Hinge sub assy. while in the main bicylcle assy. & go to Component properties.

Select flexible in right bottom corner.

You need to resolve the assy. before doing it.

Hope that helps.

Gurjeet Singh

RE: hinge movement as a sub-assembly

(OP)
Much better than I was hoping for. In both replies got the answer that makes the hinge open/close. For being detailed and right on spot, a star for Gurjeet.

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources